Suffering and the sovereignty of God / John Piper, Justin Taylor, editors. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, 2006 - 254 p. ;

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part I: The sovereignty of God in suffering -- Suffering and the sovereignty of God / John Piper -- All the good that is ours in Christ : seeing God's gracious hand in the hurts others do us / Mark Talbot -- Part II: The purposes of God in suffering -- The suffering of Christ and the sovereignty of God / John Piper -- Why God appoints suffering for his servants / John Piper -- Sovereignty, suffering, and the work of missions / Steve Saint -- The sovereignty of God and ethnic-based suffering / Carl F. Ellis, Jr. -- Part III: The grace of God in suffering -- God's grace and your sufferings / David Powlison -- Waiting for the morning during the long night of weeping / Dustin Shramek -- Hope ... the best of things / Joni Eareckson Tada.

9781581348095

2006018431


Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Providence and government of God--Christianity.
God (Christianity)--Omnipotence.
Theodicy.

BT732.7 / .S88 2006